Reuters, citing three sources, said the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will soon announce it plans to acquire older F-18 jets from Australia instead.

The F/A-18 is a twin-engine, supersonic combat aircraft that can operate as a fighter or attack jet.

Relations between Canada and U.S. aerospace company Boeing have continued to deteriorate, with the Canadian government now walking away from plans to buy 18 Boeing Super Hornet fighters.

The decision comes after the U.S. Commerce Department levied a 300 percent tariff on each Bombardier C Series jet delivered to the U.S., following accusations from Boeing that the Canadian industrial giant was receiving unfair government subsidies.

The Canadian government then confirmed on 29 September it submitted an expression of interest, formally marking Canada's interest in the Australian equipment.

Canada was looking to buy the Boeing aircraft as a placeholder for its fleet until a competition in 2019 to replace its ageing CF-18 jets.

The move to try to acquire fighter jets from Australia coincides with the USA government's decision, based on a Boeing complaint, to hit Bombardier with nearly 300 per cent duties on its CSeries civilian passenger jet.

Canada had decided it needed Boeing's new Super Hornets to refresh its aging CF-18 Hornet fleet, but may have had a change of heart after the American manufacturer accused Canadian plane maker Bombardier of dumping in the commercial plane market.

The final ruling in the case is expected next year, but the relationship between Boeing and Canada has nosedived since.

Bombardier denies any wrongdoing and says Boeing can not prove it was harmed by the Canadian company's actions because it did not offer Delta any planes of its own.

But the company's thinly-veiled threat may be futile, especially in a larger political climate where Canada and Mexico are frustrated by Trump's attempts to renegotiate long-standing trade deals. "Unfortunately, I think they're taking advantage of a [political] context that's favourable to them".

We have said times without number that NNPC has sufficient products to cater for the needs of all consumers", Baru stated. The FEC meeting which held in President Muhammadu Buhari's absence was presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo .

Internet service providers, such as AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon, must treat all data on the Internet the same. Without some unexpected change, the principle of an equal internet is likely in its final days.

The fire was so intense that the CHP reportedly closed both sides of the iconic 405 Freeway between the 101 and 10 freeways. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Fire Department is also fighting the Creek Fire in the Sylmar and surrounding areas of L.A.

While the details of Goodell's new contract remain unknown, consider Jones, the 28-year Cowboys owner, not in Goodell's corner. Throughout the rocky moments in Goodell's tenure, the league is still generating a $14 billion annual revenue.

BBC apologized saying, "BBC News at Ten is very sorry the wrong images were used to mark the death of Shashi Kapoor . Shashi Kapoor has acted in several notable films including Suhaag, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhi, Namak Halal and many more.

Pruitt would become Tennessee's fifth head coach since 2008, following Fulmer, Lane Kiffin , Derek Dooley and Butch Jones . Saban is the best coach in college football, and even he relies on the deepest pool of assistant coaches in the country.

He was the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year in 1989, but has since been involved in multiple scandals related to women. The lawsuit claims that Moon required Haskell to sleep in the same bed as him and wear "skimpy thong lingerie bottoms".

Mecklenburg County officials say that a hacker is seeking a ransom of more than $23,000 after freezing county computer files. Mecklenburg, with Charlotte as the county seat, serves more than 1 million people as the state's most populous county.

Schmidt was also ordered to pay a criminal penalty of $400,000, according to a US Department of Justice (DOJ) press release. He pleaded guilty in August to charges that included defrauding the United States and violating the Clean Air Act.

She said the IOC choice of "Olympic Athletes from Russia " as the official designation, instead of a more neutral tag, decided the issue for her.

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